Records in Relation to Polling Data: Opinion Polls and Polling Methods

The materials in FOIA 1999-0098-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 1999-0098-F contains materials related to opinion polls and polling methods. Documents responsive to this request were contained in several Staff Office Files and the WHORM Subject File 1999-0098-F/1999-0163-F 2 subcategories, particularly PR014 (Public Opinion Polls). Included in this material are surveys conducted to gauge the general mood of the nation as well as polls tracking the president's job approval rating. Other polls focus on specific foreign and domestic issues such as health care, the environment, abortion, and the Persian Gulf crisis. In addition to issue-oriented polls, these files include polling data from presidential primaries, congressional and gubernatorial races, and the general elections of 1988 and 1992. Read less